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Nov 09, 2022
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2022-11-08 19:00:00
2022-11-08 19:00:00
Social Finance Vibe 2022 – Towards A Resilient Future
Join the biggest learning event on social economy in Europe – Social Finance Vibe 2022: Towards a Resilient Future taking place virtually from November 9–10.
High-profile financial inclusion event
Social Finance Vibe 2022 is the second edition of the fully virtual event that will welcome almost 600 participants and feature the biggest speaker line up in microfinance sector. The event is free of charge and welcomes social enterprise finance sector professional thanks to generous support of the European Union and great collaboration of the conference co-creation partners.
Conference highlights
This year, the conference will focus on social economy. Over two days, the participants will explore opportunities for various social economy actors, the role of financial providers in social economy ecosystem, and the mega trends of green and digital transition. Topics related to overcoming the pandemic crisis and direct and indirect impacts of the war in Ukraine will be also addressed. The event will welcome the region’s biggest leaders – altogether 50+ expert professionals to share their insights.
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The conference tickets are free although the ticket pool is limited.
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Nov
07
SME FINANCE FORUM
Conference
Nov 07, 2022
Daegu
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2022-11-06 19:00:00
2022-11-06 19:00:00
34th Asian Credit Supplementation Institution Confederation Conference
SMEs have been bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis, adding to uncertainties on how to maintain business continuity. The pandemic prompted both SMEs and credit supplementation institutions to embark on a new journey bound for transformation to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. This transformation essentially refers to constant improvement for survival and hence we need to transform ourselves to keep abreast of the times.
Against this backdrop, KODIT will be holding the 34th ACSIC Conference under the theme of “The Great Journey: How to Enhance SME Financing for Resilient and Sustainable Growth.”
ACSIC members have formed an invaluable longstanding relationship for knowledge-sharing over many decades through the ACSIC conference.
The slogan of the 34th ACSIC Conference is “Tomorrow for SMEs, ACSIC Together”.
Our CEO, Matt Gamser will be moderating a panel discussion dedicated to "Promoting Startups amid upheaval period"
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Nov
02
SME FINANCE FORUM
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Nov 02, 2022
Singapore
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2022-11-01 20:00:00
2022-11-01 20:00:00
Singapore Fintech Festival
Every year, the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) brings together thousands of people from across the world, bringing forward ideas that shape the economy, and making impactful public and private sector connections. As the first in-person Festival since 2019, the week-long celebration is packed with curated, interactive sessions and networking opportunities. So, are you ready for 2022’s global reunion of the financial services industry?
Our CEO, Matt Gamser will be moderating several panel discussions dedicated to Banking for Businesses.
In the Banking for Business series of sessions at SFF this year, regulators, policy makers and industry leaders will discuss and debate the current state of financing in the micro and small business sectors and what's required to drive greater digitisation. Get the latest insights into one of the most important segments in an economy and the latest strategic thinking to grow this community.
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Oct
23
SME FINANCE FORUM
Conference
Oct 23, 2022
Las Vegas
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2022-10-22 20:00:00
2022-10-22 20:00:00
Money20/20 USA
Money20/20 USA is the place where fintech communities love to do business.
This is where C-level executives, renowned speakers, innovators and disruptors come together under one roof to help drive forward the future of money.
In 2021, Money20/20 USA attracted over 8,000+ attendees from 2,800+ companies with 6,600+ meetings booked. Proving yet again, Money20/20 is the fintech industry’s premier event. Come this October 23-26, experience for yourself the business-changing connections, innovative ideas, valuable learnings, and after-hours networking fun that only happen here.
REGISTER now and remember that members of the SME Finance Forum can save $250 on their pass by using a special discount.
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Las Vegas
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Oct
05
SME FINANCE FORUM
Marketplace
Oct 05, 2022
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2022-10-04 20:00:00
2022-10-04 20:00:00
SME Finance Virtual Marketplace - 2022 October Monthly Session
The “SME Finance Virtual Marketplace” is an online match-making platform that promotes partnership and collaboration between members of the SME Finance Forum, especially financial institutions, fintech companies and development finance institutions/ investors. The virtual Marketplace is powered by GlobalLinker, an AI powered ‘Digital Ecosystem’ offering SMEs a range of services to build digital presence including e-commerce.
How does the Marketplace operate?
To participate in the marketplace, each institution must have:
An institutional profile (company profile and products/services offering)
A personal profile (individuals representing the companies)
Individuals on the Marketplace can explore products and services available (investment products, advisory services, technology solutions...etc. ) and reach out to one another to discuss potential collaboration and partnership.
To learn how to set up a company profile, a listing and an individual profile, please read the User Manual in this link.
Feel free to let us know should you have any questions or need any assistance to smefinanceforum@ifc.org
October Marketplace Session
This monthly marketplace session, scheduled on Wednesday, October 5th from 8 am - 9:00 EDT, will feature a series of institutions who will present their products/services.
Following the presentations, participants will have the opportunities to reach out directly to the presenting institutions to make inquiries or explore partnership opportunities.
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COMPANIES PITCHING
ClickPesa, a Stellar ecosystem company
ClickPesa provides digital business tools with payment services for SMEs doing business with or in East Africa.
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2014 to support the development and growth of the open-source Stellar network. SDF and Stellar seek to unlock the world’s economic potential by making money more fluid, markets more open, and people more empowered. It lets people participate in a worldwide, stable, financial network regardless of where they live.
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group. It was established with the primary objective of advancing trade among Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socio-economic conditions of the people across the world.
Gojo & Company Inc
Gojo & Company, Inc. is an enabler of financial inclusion for unserved and underserved communities, investing in and partnering with financial service providers around the world. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and has group companies in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, India and Tajikistan.
Maalexi
Maalexi is a USA-based trade and finance digital eco-system that facilitates both cross-border trade as well as financing of food and agricultural products. On Maalexi, importers can buy food and agricultural products wholesale directly from small and medium-sized suppliers, and exporters can get access to export finance for trades with credible buyers.
FeenPop
FeenPop is a Pan-European disruptive technology Company with finance expertise.They develop a unique, 100% digital, blockchain based crypto-assets trading platform and services open to professional investors in order to provide immediate, easier and cheaper liquidity to all types of businesses. The result provides Agile, Costly Effective and Flexible Hub of business processes execution value for all stakeholders involved within a B2B Transaction Services and Operations Management Platform (PaaS).
PRESENTERS
Azam is CEO & Co-Founder at Maalexi. He has extensive cross-industry experience of more than two decades as head and senior advisor on supply-chain management having worked with world-renowned agricultural giants like Olam and been involved in undertaking supply chain financing of large vertically integrated Agricultural MNCs. He has delivered and advised several trade supply-chain infrastructure development projects with government agencies and free-zone & port development authorities like JAFZ which is part of DP World. He has advised and worked for supply-chain financing with multilateral and commercial banks which include Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, and Credit Europe Bank. His work in technology and strategic consulting has included mentoring small businesses with Stanford University's Stanford Institute of Innovation in Developing Economies and as an expert advisor to top-tier consulting firms. He has a doctorate from the prestigious SDA Bocconi School of Management (Italy), and is now involved in expanding his fintech, with ESG deeply embedded in its business model, to help small businesses by mitigating trade risks and getting access to finance for their cross-border trade in food and agriculture products.
Taejun Shin cofounded Gojo in 2014 and has led the company's growth until today as the CEO. Before Gojo, Taejun worked at Morgan Stanley and Unison Capital as an investment professional. To deal with an enormous number of investment projects, Taejun studied programming and automated many of the financial models, some of which are used even today. While working in the sector, Taejun founded Living in Peace, an NGO, in 2007, and created the first microfinance investment fund in Japan's history. He led building 3 children's homes in Japan and providing scholarship support for kids under the alternative care system. Taejun played a crucial role in reforming Japan's children's welfare policy, especially in improving the living conditions of kids detained in the government welfare offices.Taejun is the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and is the youngest founding board member of Endeavor Japan. Taejun is the author of 9 books, a finisher of the 1648 km ultra-marathon, and a Karate black-belt holder. Taejun is fluent in Japanese, Korean, and English. He plays drums and loves shooting street photos of the world.
Alain is CEO and co-founder of FeenPOP. He has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services innovation for major public tech Companies (Nasdaq/Nyse registered) and he became a serial entrepreneur thereafter. Since 20+ years Alain has been involved as a Founder, Board Member and Advisor for startups (Strategy, Business & Corporate Finance) into the emerging world of Digital Technologies toward the transformation of incumbent players that significantly changed their development or operational models. His main focus has been mainly in the industries of Financial Services (Banks & Insurance), eMarketing and Telcos. With the creation of FeenPOP and since that time Alain has been focused on creating a disruptive financing and investing offering for SME/Corporate based on an inclusive Platform for business liquidity financing. Sustainability and balanced value sharing along the whole Finance ecosystems is its motto for FeenPOP.
Ziade Zoubeiri is Manager, Sub Saharan Africa within the Private Sector Division of the ITFC (International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation), and is leading the expansion and growth of ITFC’s private sector and SME trade finance operations in West and Central Africa. Ziade has extensive Trade Finance expertise of 14 years across several geographies. In 2008, he started out his banking career as Business Analyst with BNP Paribas UAE, subsequently moved to the Credit Analyst role in charge of a portfolio of clients across the Middle East. He then took up a Relationship Manager position within the Financial Institutions Department of BMCE Bank International plc, London, driving the growth of transaction banking services with Financial Institutions based out in West Africa. In 2013, he joined FIMBank plc, as Vice President Financial Institutions, contributing to the development of Trade Finance business across Africa. Ziade has a master’s degree in “International and Corporate Finance” from the ISC Paris School of Management in France as well as an Islamic Finance Qualification from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment UK.
Rick is the Co-founder and Managing Director of ClickPesa. Rick has been an entrepreneur for several years being active around finance, blockchain and software businesses in emerging markets.
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Sep
19
SME FINANCE FORUM
Conference
Sep 19, 2022
Phnom Penh
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2022-09-18 20:00:00
2022-09-18 20:00:00
Global SME Finance Forum 2022
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Digitalization transforms businesses, reduces costs, automates processes, and brings down the reliance on manpower. In the financial industry sector, it helps reduce the high risk traditionally associated with financing small businesses, through technologies such as real-time data collection and machine learning.
In partnership with the National Bank of Cambodia, the SME Finance Forum is hosting the 9th Global SME Finance Forum. This year’s event theme is Harnessing Digitalization for Sustainable and Inclusive SME Finance.
Taking place on September 19-21 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the three-day conference will explore how digitalization can promote and accelerate green finance, enhance supply-chain efficiencies, improve data security, and automate processes, while also leading to greater financial inclusion.
Join us on-site to connect with an international network of SME finance experts and practitioners to share and learn from each other’s experience in SME financing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.
The team is ready and motivated to deliver a memorable in-person executive program.
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Previous Forums
2021 - Virtual Edition - SME Finance 2021 - Greening SME Finance
2020 - Virtual Edition - SME Finance Outlook 2030
2019 - Amsterdam - The Convergence of the Real and Financial Sectors in SME Finance
2018 - Madrid - Reaching the Informal: the Role of Finance in Improving the Growth and Productivity of SMEs
2018 - Regional (Kenya) - Harnessing Innovation
2017 - Berlin - Digitization of SME Finance
2016 - China - Emerging Trends that Impact Small Business Finance
2015 - Turkey - Partnerships and Innovation for SME Finance
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